The eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 8) to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is negotiating proposals that could alter its institutional structures.
The meeting, which started on 3 September 2007, in Madrid, Spain, has already adopted a decision by its Committee on Science and Technology (CST) that calls for […]
The eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 8) to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is negotiating proposals that could alter its institutional structures.
The meeting, which started on 3 September 2007, in Madrid, Spain, has already adopted a decision by its Committee on Science and Technology (CST) that calls for future sessions of the CST to be organized in a conference-style format, organized by the CST Bureau in consultation with a lead institution or consortium with experience related to the selected thematic focus. Decisions related to a ten-year strategic plan for the Convention, its Secretariat and Global Mechanism, as well as its national reporting process, are expected before the meeting ends on 14 September.
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